Miles Automotive

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Miles Automotive is a distributor of electric cars in the United States. The company gained prominence in 2006 when it began sales of the Miles ZX40, the first street-legal Chinese-made automobile sold in the United States market^[1]. The company has offices in New York City and Malibu, California.

1 Miles ZX40
2 Miles XS200
3 External link
4 References

[edit] Miles ZX40

The ZX40 is a subcompact electric car built by Tianjin Xiali (Tianjin-Qingyuan Electric Vehicle Co), a subsidiary of the First Automobile Works in Tianjin, China. The car is a licensed version of the Japanese Daihatsu Move minicompact and is sold in China as the Xinfu ("Happy Messenger"). It is powered by a single 48 volt electric motor which produces 5.6 hp (4.2 kW) and uses a 150 amp-hour battery pack. After 5 to 8 hours of charging, the ZX40 can travel up to 40 mi (64 km) at speeds up to 25 mph (40 km/h). It is a 2-seat car and is DOT-approved for street use. The ZX40 sells for $14,800 at 4 dealerships in the United States.

The ZX40 is classified as a "low-speed vehicle", meaning it has fewer regulations to comply with. The vehicles must include standard lighting and seatbelts, but do not require passive restraints, typically airbags in higher-speed vehicles. The vehicles should not exceed 35 mph (56 km/h) on the street, though they are allowed to have top speeds higher than this^[2].

[edit] Miles XS200

A fully highway-capable vehicle called the XS200 is also planned. It would sell for $28,500 and would be capable of speeds of 80 mph (129 km/h) and would have a range of 200 mi (322 km) using advanced lithium-ion batteries.